Sweet tobacco-leafed maple sapping introduces intoxicating russet ale. Mid-palate, floral herbs bedeck charming caramel chocolate thicket, sinewy yeast richness, and buttery barleywine reminder. Sour raisin-cherry conflux increases overall depth.

Well-rounded strong ale in stumpy brown bottle retains thick tan head, ruddily murky body, stewed prune waft, and raw honeyed dried fruiting. Initial mouth-puckering tannic grape tartness recedes as pronounced sour raisin theme flourishes above dehydrated fig, hard cider, and bruised cherry nuances. Candi-sugared yeast develops mildewed basement funk as floral-spiced herbs neutralize any backend acidity. At finish, port and bourbon illusions appear alongside unripe green raisin motif, adding to its great profile depth.

Quite possibly Canada’s greatest, most distinguished brewer, Unibroue’s complex bottle fermented ales showcase high alcohol content and lusty malt presence. For foremost Don De Dieu, well-balanced adjuncts create buttery burgundy tone, soft fruity current, and floral-spiced white ale souring. Veteran drinkers could be fooled into believing this was an adventurous Belgian ale. That’s how great it is.

Despite soft yellow body, delicate silken flow, and ransacked 11% alcohol deluge, lusty orange-bruised cherry-pineapple-peach tang and hop-fueled black-peppered basil-thyme sharpness juxtapose prim clove-coriander spicing. Minor acidity dispels candied malt sweetness, dry quince stint, and white rum hint.

Despite Extra Strong claim, routine vintage is merely moderate strength. Light amber turbidity, aromatic floral-fruit sweetness, and fleshy yeast sediment capture the senses for a promising start, but buttery hop-fizzed moderation and mild barleywine influence fade by lackluster finish.

High-octane 8.2% alcohol volume hidden in muddled barleywine-influenced malt sinew. Mild creamy prune frontage and brown-sugared cocoa powdering lean towards brown ale category ’til banana sweetness adds slender backdrop to orange-soured raisin-fig undertones. Less aggressive than stronger Euro-styled ales.

Slightly acidic English-styled strong ale brings molasses, maple, and cocoa sweetness to secondary coffee dryness as cigar-leafed tobacco crisping wavers. Coarse nuttiness and vegetal trifle felt underneath cornbread fleece.

Sweet and sour floral yeast sinew encounters bitter hop fizz at upper palate as hints of orange rind and raw vanilla peak through. Creamy, assertive, but un-involving.

Perfectly balanced sienna-hued hop-splotched strong ale. Rich mocha malt essence heavily influenced by earthen pine-hopped barley toasting and brown-sugared fig-spiced molasses sapping to pungent coffee-molasses finish. Robust, hearty, and truly distinguished.

Cork-dried dark ale with woozy 10% alcohol fervor and carbolic soda flow gains tangy orange juice essence topping ripe peach-honeydew succulence to pleasant bitter-hopped raisin-prune finish.

Heavily hopped spiciness and frisky carbolic fizz reminiscent of heartier red ales sets sail above 7% alcohol strength. Grainy earthiness and smoked barleymalts maintain luster to fine sour fruited finish. Reticent bitter nuttiness barely registers.

Pour slowly creamy-headed, butterscotch-hued, heavily hopped ‘eisbock’ seasonal or risk spillage. Heady 9% alcohol welcomes Scotch malt kick, wintry cinnamon-nutmeg-coriander luster, and marmalade-like mandarin orange-pineapple-mango perfusion. By mild vanilla-maple finish, astringent ester-y grape sourness overwhelms grassy mouthfeel.